The value of data

Sep 22, 2017

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Who will be the winners and losers as the age of open data takes off? Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Vasudha Thirani

Policy Associate, #DigitalIndia Foundation

Arvind Gupta

Chief Executive Officer, myGov, Government of India

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